Sydney Sportsman Explained

The Sydney Sportsman was a horse racing and sporting newspaper published in Sydney, Australia from 1900 to 1960. It continues to be published as The Sportsman.

History

The Sydney Sportsman was first published on 3 October 1900 by John Norton. Norton was a controversial publisher who also published the Truth newspaper.[1] He called on the writers of the Sydney Sportsman to "give it" to whoever deserved it, regardless of libel laws.[2] The Australian poet Banjo Paterson was editor of the paper from 1921 to 1930.[3] The paper was sold to John Fairfax and Sons in 1958.[4]

The paper became The Sportsman in 1960 and is still in publication. It is now devoted to all forms of racing.[5] It is currently published by Nationwide News Pty Ltd.[6]

Access

The Sydney Sportsman can be viewed at the State Library of New South Wales,[7] and the National Library of Australia.[8]

Digitisation

The paper has been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program project of the National Library of Australia.[9] [10]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cannon. Michael. Norton, John (1858–1916). Australian Dictionary of Biography. Australian National University. 13 November 2014.
  2. Web site: Port Pirie Recorder 3 November 1900. Port Pirie Recorder and North Western Mail . 3 November 1900 . Trove digitized newspapers. 31 October 2013.
  3. Web site: A B Banjo Paterson. Australian Dictionary of Biography. 31 October 2013.
  4. Web site: Ezra Norton. Australian Dictionary of Biography. 7 November 2013.
  5. Web site: The Sportsman. catalogue. State Library of NSW. 31 October 2013.
  6. Web site: The Sportsman. Nationwide News. 31 October 2013.
  7. Web site: Sydney Sportsman. catalogue. State Library of New South Wales. 31 October 2013.
  8. Web site: Sydney Sportsman. catalogue. National Library of Australia. 31 October 2013.
  9. Web site: Newspaper and magazine titles. Trove . National Library of Australia. 5 June 2013.
  10. Web site: Newspaper Digitisation Program. National Library of Australia. 5 June 2013.

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